Cottleville, Missouri

St Charles Community College Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does St Charles Community College Offer?

St Charles Community College in Cottleville, Missouri offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement, taught hybrid. It comes to $5,690 total. It runs 32 weeks.

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement at St Charles Community College

Inside St Charles Community College's Certificate

Length
Two semesters
Hours or credits
30 credit hours
Externship
180-hour clinical externship (second semester)
Also covers
phlebotomy
Certification
Eligible to pursue the RMA (AMT) credential
Start dates
Fall; Spring
Admission
SCC student status; separate MDA program application; background check and drug screen before start
Tuition (school's wording)
Estimated $5,690 total including textbooks, background check and drug testing (first semester $2,325, second $2,475)Fall 2026. Source: stchas.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$5,690The school's own program total.

From St Charles Community College's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How St Charles Community College Compares

  • Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement costs $5,690, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement runs 32 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in Missouri earn a median of $40,440 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is St Charles Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

St Charles Community College's medical assisting certificate isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.

What CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation means for the CMA (AAMA)

Medical Assisting Awards at St Charles Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years8

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 8 medical assisting awards conferred by St Charles Community College in 2022-23, 769th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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St Charles Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is St Charles Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

St Charles Community College's medical assisting certificate isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.

How Much Does St Charles Community College's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: Estimated $5,690 total including textbooks, background check and drug testing (first semester $2,325, second $2,475) (Fall 2026).

How Long Is St Charles Community College's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: Two semesters (30 credit hours).

Does St Charles Community College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: 180-hour clinical externship (second semester).

Which Certification Exams Does St Charles Community College Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement names the RMA (AMT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to St Charles Community College?

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: SCC student status; separate MDA program application; background check and drug screen before start.

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Sources

  1. stchas.edu: Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, Missouri

Every program on this site was checked on the school's own website in October 2026. Accreditation comes only from the CAAHEP and ABHES directories (captured October 12, 2026), never from a school's own wording, and school size from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS) completions. Sponsored listings are labeled as ads and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs